Teachers College, Columbia University

"If you want to be a teacher then go to a state school. Do Not go to Columbia. Getting a job in education does not matter if you went to TC columbia or a suny school, except you grossly overpaid tuition. TC Columbia is a scam."

"Exciting and intellectually rewarding educational experience. Dr. Lawrence Cremin was the best instructor I ever had. A Masters from Columbia did wonders for my career. Also enjoyed playing on the Business/Law rugby team."

"It is not enough to teach a man a specialty. Through it he may become a kind of useful machine but not a harmoniously developed personality. It is essential that the student acquire an understanding of and a lively feeling for values. He must acquire a vivid sense of the beautiful and of the morally good. Otherwise he—with his specialized knowledge—more closely resembles a well-trained dog than a harmoniously developed person. He must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings in order to acquire a proper relationship to individual fellow-men and to the community. These precious things are conveyed to the younger generation through personal contact with those who teach, not—or at least not in the main—through textbooks. It is this that primarily constitutes and preserves culture. ---A. Einstein"

"I love the education offered here and the professors are very caring and student-centered. I just wish that they would’ve offered lower tuition during pandemic years as most of the program has been online, which is very convenient for those who don’t live in NYC. However, you don’t get the same on-campus, in-person experience, so tuition should be lowered accordingly."

"Graduated many years ago. Still remember a professor from the Nutrition Department canceled meeting literally 5 mins before we discussed my Master Thesis. Is it how you treat students after they paid at least 50k a year for tuition? Didn’t love the program (not very intellectual challenging) and the university + dorm as a whole looks old and outdated. Totally agree with the other review - I get a lot more job interviews writing “Columbia” in my resume rather than “Teachers College”."